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Inside the revived GameWorks Seattle arcade bar that opens this week

Before its closure in late 2021, the GameWorks downtown arcade bar on 7th Ave.

Worth the drive: An inside look at Topgolf’s newest high-tech sports venue — within range of Seattle

A modest tee shot away from Boeing’s airplane assembly factory in Renton, Wash., golf balls are taking flight at a sprawling new Topgolf sports and entertainment venue that opened on Friday.

Prime healthcare: How Amazon’s $3.9B One Medical deal could boost its subscription program

Will consumers order up healthcare through Amazon Prime as easily as they stream The Boys or buy an Echo speaker?

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Seattle startup that sells air purification tech powered by ultraviolet light raises $2.3M

The news: Violett, a Seattle-based startup that sells ultraviolet light air purification technology, raised $2.3 million.

The pioneering spirit and joyful life of late ‘Cranium’ creator Richard Tait, in his own words

Growing up as a child in Scotland, one of Richard Tait’s heroes was entrepreneur Richard Branson.

Seattle approves permanent 15% fee cap on food delivery companies, with key compromise

The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to permanently implement a 15% cap on the fees that services such as Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub, and others charge restaurants for food delivery.

With Google’s Mandiant deal pending, Microsoft looks to get ahead in security threat intelligence

Microsoft announced two new security threat intelligence products Tuesday morning, the latest moves in a broader effort to help businesses proactively sniff out and prevent cyberattacks.

Amazon is partnering with GNC, PacSun, other retailers to offer same-day delivery

Amazon announced Monday that it is launching same-day delivery options for items from retailers including PacSun, GNC, SuperDry and Diesel.

Q&A with new CEO of Greater Seattle Partners, which aims to attract companies, jobs, investment

Brian Surratt spent 13 years working for the City of Seattle, including 2 1/2 leading the agency focused on the city’s economic development.

Amazon’s carbon footprint grew again – up 18% in 2021 – despite ongoing efforts to go green

Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 18% last year — the third straight year of increased emissions since the company started sharing the information.

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